Global Winter Appeal

As the temperatures plummet, the lives of millions of people are at risk.

From right here in the UK to across the world, too many people struggle each day in difficult conditions. As winter sets in, their lives are at serious risk due to a lack of protection, heating, shelter and food.

From sub-standard living conditions, to temporary shelters, to the harsh realities of the cold streets, the winter weather is cold-hearted and dangerous to those already in desperate need.

Children, the elderly and those dealing with long-term illness are particularly at risk of hypothermia, pneumonia and starvation. Many will not survive to see a warmer day.

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Your support can help us save some of the world’s most vulnerable people.

The number of people displaced in 2018 is at an all-time high of 68.5 million people. [UNHCR]

24 million refugees are struggling to survive in makeshift tents and squalid conditions. [UNHCR]

1 billion children around the world live in poverty. [UNICEF]

In the UK alone, a quarter of a million people are currently homeless. [Shelter]

An estimated 9,000 people in the UK die each winter from the cold. [BBC]